CAM ToolBitLibraryOpen

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Index

Menu location
Path Tools
Path → Tool Manager
Workbenches
Path
Default shortcut

Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

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The library manager (shown above) is the dialog for creating, managing, and organize toolbits. Launching the library manager from either the Path menu or from the 'manager' button in the dock will display the manager as a modal dialog.

From here the user can perform all task related to toolbit management :

* Select a default library
* Create/edit/delete Toolbits
* Create libraries
* Modify libraries by adding and removing toolbits
* Save a library to a new name
* Export a library to the LinuxCNC tooltable (.tbl) format

Only the creation of new toolshapes cannot be done from the toolbit library manager. This is an advanced topic. (see toolshape creation)

The left pane (1) shows a list of all libraries in the current working directory. The current library is highlighted

The current working directory path is shown in the window title bar (2). A file selector (3) can be used to select a different working directory.

The right side pane (4) shows all toolbits in the currently selected library. Doubleclicking in the left column allows you to change the default tool number for this toolbit. The toolnumber will be used when creating a tool controller. The number is an attribute of the library. This means the same toolbit can exist in multiple tool libraries and have different default toolnumbers in each.

Tools at the top (5) are used to create/add/remove toolbits from the current library.

The save as button (6) can be used to write the library to a new file or export to a valid tooltable format. Currently only LinuxCNC format is supported.

The manager will remember the last active tool library and working directory between uses.

The close button (7) at bottom right will dismiss the tool library manager. Any changes to the current library are persisted to disk. Pressing the Escape key will dismiss the manager but not make any changes to the current library. Whichever library is selected when the manager is dismissed will become the new default and will be shown in the Toolbit Dock.

Usage

Manage Toolbits

open the Toolbit Library Manager using several methods:
- Using the Path → Toolbit Library Manager entry from the top menu
- Open the Toolbit dock as described above, then press the XXX button to open the manger
Select a library from the list
Create/Add/Remove toolbits from the library
Close the manager
The selected library will become the default library for the dock